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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2018

Trichloroethylene Hypersensitivity Syndrome: Should Be Considered When Diagnosing DRESS Syndrome.

Young Joong Kang, Jihye Lee, Jungho Ahn, Soonwoo Park, Mu Young Shin, Hye Won Lee

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Young Joong KangOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-985X
Jihye LeeOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea. neonsilver01@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-6698
Jungho AhnOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9745-5524
Soonwoo ParkOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6108-9884
Mu Young ShinOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-0918
Hye Won LeeDepartment of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8540-524X
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency · KRKeimyung University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is an organic solvent that is used for degreasing and removing impurities from metal parts. However, this solvent's characteristics and hypersensitivity can produce clinical patterns and laboratory data that mimic drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome. Thus, exposure confirmation is critical to making an accurate diagnosis. This is a case of TCE-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (TCE HS) in a 24-year-old Indonesian man who was working in an electro-plating business. He was admitted to a referral hospital after one month of working, and exhibited a fever with skin symptoms. He was administered immunosuppressive therapy based on an assumed diagnosis of DRESS syndrome, although he subsequently experienced cardiac arrest and did not respond to resuscitation. An investigation into his disease history confirmed that he was prescribed medications one week before he developed the skin disease, and had been periodically exposed to TCE for the previous 4 weeks. Based on these findings, it was believed that his clinical course was caused by TCE HS, rather than DRESS syndrome.

Indexed as

CyclosporineDrug Hypersensitivity SyndromeHeart ArrestHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleResuscitationSkinTrichloroethyleneYoung AdultCyclosporineImmunosuppressive AgentsTrichloroethyleneDRESS SyndromeHypersensitivity SyndromeStevens-Johnson SyndromeToxic Epidermal NecrolysisTrichloroethylene

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PMID29607632
PMCPMC5879037
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